Redemption Marriage

Chapter 354: Taking the offensive...

The sun was already high and scorching in the sky as Jessica's car rolled out of Bassai village.

The countryside slipped past the windows in a blur of dry grass and endless road, but her mind wasn't on the view.

Throughout the trip, she had been consumed by her thoughts, carefully weighing the best course of action concerning the lingering issues that now demanded her attention.

She reached for her phone and tapped the screen. Notifications lit up instantly with missed calls, unread messages, updates all demanding her attention.

On arrival and all the while she was with her grandma, she hadn't bothered to check on the phone. To put bluntly, she had purposefully ignored it.

Partly because of the emotional rollercoaster she'd been on.

And partly because she didn't want to deal with anything when her composure wasn't in place and her focus wasn't steady.

Her fingers moved swiftly across the screen, and with a click, the device unlocked.

She skimmed through her inbox, her gaze softening when she reached Davis's reply to her message from earlier that morning: "Peaceful and calming." A small, involuntary smile tugged at the corners of her lips. That had been the very thought in her mind when she captured that photo and sent out to him.

The view had really been peaceful and calming for her tensed and anxious nerves.

She wondered when they began to think so alike, to share similar sentiments over things that once would've passed unnoticed.

Maybe this was what it meant to be with someone who truly understood her deeply and wordlessly.

She opened her call log and discovered she had several missed calls glaring at her. With a quiet sigh, she turned her gaze to the window and spoke to the driver.

"On estimate, how long before we arrive at the estate?" The driver kept his eyes fixed on the road. "Three hours and a few minutes, ma'am." She groaned lightly and shook her head with a helpless sigh.. "That's a long way. Which means I may not get into the city in tto pick out a befitting dress for the banquet," she murmured under her breath.

~Buzz~ ~Buzz~ Her phone vibrated. She glanced at the phone lightly; her gaze lingered for a tidbit before she slid her thumb across the screen of the phone.

"Hello," she said softly.

"Good day, ma'am," cthe voice of one of her subordinates.

"Yes?" she asked, straightening a little as she prepared to listen to the report.

"The Louis family has given Vera two months to secure the leadership mandate of the Allen Group," he reported bluntly.

Jessica's brows arched. "Two months?" she echoed, her voice tinged with disbelief and thinly veiled disdain. "Yes, ma'am." "Yes," the subordinate responded while he awaited further instructions.

Jessica exhaled slowly, her eyes narrowing as she leaned into the seat.

"That is just a bluff. The Louis family is already on the verge of insanity, so there is no need to bother about their instructions or claim." She smirked, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

Who cares what the Louis family wants to do? Since the Louis family is the problem, then it's tfor the Louis family to understand their place.

And Vera, who had deliberately made herself a pawn in their reckless gwas hardly worth her attention.

With several other pressing matters, Vera is the least of her problems.

But then, this time, she wouldn't be giving her the chance and opportunity to mess with her.

If she thinks she can only be a pawn, then definitely leaving the Group should be the best option.

Taking a deep breath, "I'd handle the upcoming shareholders' meeting as planned.

By the end of the meeting, letsee if she can actually keep her place in the Allen Group?"She mused. "What should be done about them, ma'am?" the subordinate asked cautiously.

"What could be done?" she repeated thoughtfully, then reclined slightly to take in the passing landscape. "Make a comprehensive report of all the information you've gathered on the Louis family's business holdings. Once I review it, I'll decide which of their assets they'll lose first." "Understood." With that, the call ended.

Jessica stared out of the window, a slow, amused smile spreading across her face.

The idea that the Louis family still fantasized about controlling the Allen Group after all these years was laughable. They had failed to grasp the opportunity when it mattered and yet they wouldn't let go.

Jessica glanced outside as she mused over the possible reason why she had let the Louis family interfere in her matters over and over again.

"Why did I keep letting them interfere?" "Am I that cheap?" she whispered to herself.

Or was Davis too weak? Why was Vera always the tool they reached for? Old feelings? Past grudges? She clicked her tongue. "Tsk, tsk. Stupid." "It seems this time, I will probably take on the offensive and get this straight." She muttered to herself and closed her eyes briefly, and after a few seconds, she opened them.

Her eyes sharpened as she dialed out again.

The call was picked at the first ring. "I think there is a need to change the plans," she said, without any frivolities of greeting.

"What changes?" Richard asked over the phone, his voice already dreading what the changes made might be. "What was the financial conditions of the Louis family as at last month?" "Not too great," Richard sneered.

"That's better. Not too great, yet wouldn't mind their own business?" she murmured.

"Shake the capital flow to get the actual stability of the group while you prepare buying it over when weakened," she explained.

"You are becoming more complex by the day... why not buy straight away when it is still the seffect and result achieved?"

Jessica laughed with no emotion. "I just want to see them strive, struggle, and maybe seek help and and beg from the Allen group, from the man they rejected. She paused briefly "Wouldn't that be a beautiful sight to behold?" Richard had no option but to sigh. "Alright. I will see how far I can go," he said.

"Don't worry. You won't be the only one suppressing them." "Who else are you involving in this?" "Santiagos' Group." Richard paused. "Jessica, are you serious?" "The Santiagos' group?"

She laughed heartily at his anxious voice. "Richard, can you keep calm? Santiagos' Group is only trying to get partnership. A majority shareholder isn't a bad day, I believe."

"Taking on this, is your husband aware?" He couldn't help asking, but knowing about Davis, it seems he only knows how to agree to her wish and grant his backing. "Don't worry, not aware, but I got his backing." "So confident?" "Very much confident. Or you can tell him." She challenged lightly.

After chatting with Richard for a while, she ended the call, taking a deep breath.

She typed out a message, scheduling a meeting with Julian the next morning.

By her estimate, at that time, she would have picked up the test result.

The message was sent, and she sagged in relief.

Her phone dinged with a notification, and as she opened it, it was Julian's response, brief and concise: "Alright."